Hip-hop's multi-dimensional range of subjects, including politics, religion, comedy, social commentary, urban story telling, and social critique became underrepresented in mass media. ... This is a prime example of cultural commodification, which as defined by Professor Madison, is the exploitation of a culture for profit. ... Hip-hop music is performed by artists of many backgrounds as far as education, religion, wealth, and sexuality, and in full, hip-hop represents all walks of life. ...

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The text then, is "a multi-dimensional space in which a variety of writings [...] blend and clash" - in a simple four character chapter-title Morrison has provided a deep and sweeping reference to the civil rights movement of the 1960's (Course Pack 109). ... This perhaps represents an even greater difference between Sula and the people of the Bottom; a poor black woman in the late 1920's and early 1930's did not typically get much of an education. ... An example of such a woman is Nel, who does not pursue an education, but rather conforms to the status quo by marrying young ...

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• Grade Level: High School